The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sue non-fungible tokens marketplace OpenSea, the company’s CEO said in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday. “OpenSea has received a Wells notice from the SEC threatening to sue us because they believe NFTs on our platform are securities,” OpenSea co-founder and CEO…
Gemini apps are going to get two new advanced capabilities, Google announced on Wednesday. The Mountain View-based tech giant’s in-house artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot will receive the AI agent Gems and image generation capabilities of the recently released Imagen 3 AI model. While the former will only be available to the paid users of Gemini,…
ndian crypto exchange CoinSwitch has decided to take legal action against its troubled contemporary WazirX in an attempt to recover its funds stuck on the latter’s platform following a hack last month. In a detailed post published on X, CoinSwitch disclosed that two percent of its total funds — worth Rs. 810 crore (roughly $9.65…
Oppo Enco X3 true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds are the rumoured successor to the Enco X2 that debuted in China on February 24. The TWS earbuds are tipped to launch in China later this year, according to claims on social media by a tipster. However, it might not be an entirely new product, with the…
Recent research has pushed the timeline for the origin of all life on Earth back to 4.2 billion years ago. This last universal common ancestor (LUCA) predates previous estimates by about 300 million years. LUCA was a primordial cell, somewhat similar to modern bacteria, and existed during a time when Earth was still forming, characterized…
Four thousand years ago, the woolly mammoth, a prominent figure of the Ice Age, met its end on Wrangel Island, located off the coast of modern-day Siberia. Historically, scientists speculated that the isolation of this final mammoth population led to genetic inbreeding, contributing to their extinction. However, new research offers a different perspective, suggesting that…
A recent study has revealed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, might be using an unexpected method to infect the brain. Researchers found that mutations in the virus’ spike protein allow it to enter brain cells through a “back door,” a process that might explain the neurological symptoms observed in some COVID-19…
Asus was one of the first laptop manufacturers to join the Snapdragon X Elite bandwagon. When Qualcomm announced the new chip for laptops and showed off all of its capabilities, Asus jumped right on board and introduced the Vivobook S15 OLED (S5507). It’s the first Vivobook to come with the chipset, and Asus claims impressive…
Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2 was unveiled as a tri-fold smartphone concept at the IFA Berlin on Wednesday. As the name suggests, the handset appears to have a triple foldable screen utilising a dual-hinge mechanism. It was introduced as the successor to the Tecno Phantom Ultimate – a rollable smartphone concept debuted by the company at…
Infinix Hot 50 5G will launch in India next month. The company has announced the launch date of the handset in the country. Infinix has also revealed the design as well as the key features of the upcoming smartphone. The specifications of the upcoming Infinix Hot 50 5G were previously revealed by the firm. It…